Month: July 2016

Good morning everyone: Remember your driver’s test at the DMV? Were you convinced that you were a good driver, but still nervous that you might not remember all the rules or that the examiner might not have the same opinion you did about your skills? Tests are often eye-openers which tell us the truth about…

Good morning, everyone: Would you give up your cell phone? Never! At least not willingly, right? It’s probably one of the first things you pick up in the morning. You may use it more times than you care to count during the day. Plugging it in to recharge may be the last thing you do…

Good morning, everyone: It sounds so simple: “Just listen.” How tough can it be? Anyone can do that, right? I may not want to deliver a speech to a crowd of people. I may find myself tongue-tied when asked a question by someone. But listening, that’s easy! At least it would seem so. The reality,…

Hello everyone: “I’ll just have one little, tiny scoop of ice cream before bed.” Have you told yourself that and somehow ended up with half a dozen “little” scoops in a big cereal bowl? “I couldn’t help myself,” we say. We know better, yet we end up giving in to cravings or other compulsions, some…

Good morning everyone: “Freedom! Stand firm. Don’t let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” It sounds like a Fourth of July speech, doesn’t it? Every summer we are reminded of how precious our freedoms are and also of how quickly they can be lost if they are not defended. Yet these powerful…